2023-12-11 パシフィック・ノースウェスト国立研究所(PNNL)
◆成長する世界人口を支えるためには、これらの有益な土壌微生物を活用することが不可欠であり、遺伝子編集技術などのバイオテクノロジーの進展も土壌マイクロバイオームの最適化に役立っています。
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- https://www.pnnl.gov/publications/harnessing-microorganisms-benefit-environment
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-023-01932-3
変化する環境における持続可能性のための土壌マイクロバイオーム工学 Soil microbiome engineering for sustainability in a changing environment
Janet K. Jansson,Ryan McClure & Robert G. Egbert
Nature Biotechnology Published:30 October 2023
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01932-3
Abstract
Recent advances in microbial ecology and synthetic biology have the potential to mitigate damage caused by anthropogenic activities that are deleteriously impacting Earth’s soil ecosystems. Here, we discuss challenges and opportunities for harnessing natural and synthetic soil microbial communities, focusing on plant growth promotion under different scenarios. We explore current needs for microbial solutions in soil ecosystems, how these solutions are being developed and applied, and the potential for new biotechnology breakthroughs to tailor and target microbial products for specific applications. We highlight several scientific and technological advances in soil microbiome engineering, including characterization of microbes that impact soil ecosystems, directing how microbes assemble to interact in soil environments, and the developing suite of gene-engineering approaches. This Review underscores the need for an interdisciplinary approach to understand the composition, dynamics and deployment of beneficial soil microbiomes to drive efforts to mitigate or reverse environmental damage by restoring and protecting healthy soil ecosystems.
